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crispyambulance·

Simple question that doesn't seem to be addressed by "speed tests".

Does 25Gbps matter? I mean, it's not like your online services are going to be "faster", right?

Is Netflix or any other web endpoint that normal people use going to be noticeably better because a household has 25Gbps rather than 1Gbps?

Doesn't this only matter for many simultaneous users of heavy web traffic?

In most cases probably not. But the question isn't "who needs 25gbps" it's "why are we only limited to 1gbps if we're lucky in the US?"

In terms of what one person consumes, it would be rare to make full use of it.

I wonder if this speed was available everywhere, would more people self-host?

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